Bolland Killing Joke Art

[heartened]

Hi all,

 

Just managed to pick up a second page to The Killing Joke by Brian Bolland. This one is the origin sequence of the Joker, and needless to say I'm quite excited about getting it. Just don't ask what I had to pay!

 

Here's the link:

 

http://www.nighthawkcomics.com/art/kjjoker.jpg

 

And, if you want to see the other page I already had, you can go here:

 

http://www.nighthawkcomics.com/art/bolland-kj.jpg

 

Would never have EVER dreamed that I would someday have two of these pages, but I'm definitely NOT complaining.

 

Enjoy,

[blowout]

Very nice stuff, congrats, and thanks for sharing.

[1st-and-keys]

Nice!

[tth2]

Wow!

 

Bolland looks even better in B&W than he does in color, and he looks pretty darned good in color!

[aardvark88]

Congrats. Bolland's Killing Joke art was expensive right away when the pages were released for sale in the UK due to the fantastic reorder numbers & DC's multiple printings.

[heartened]

Yeah, they were indeed expensive in the beginning, at least for the time. They're the same or more expensive than Ditko Spidey pages right now, I kid you not!

[heartened]

His black and white art is spectacular. Actually, the color makes it look worse. That's why we art collectors get hooked... it's amazing when you see this stuff in its original large-art state (11 X 17 inches) and in black and white.

 

And, maybe we'll meet up and you can see them in person someday. If you think they look good in the scans, then just wait till you seem them up close. Apparently, he took over two years to complete the art for this one book. And, of course, he has not done panel pages since.

[rob_react]

And, of course, he has not done panel pages since.

 

And doesn't even create any new "real world" art anymore. All photoshop...

[chrisco37]

Your collection continues to amaze me, Hari. Congrats on your recent addition.

 

"The Killing Joke" had some of the nicest artwork ever (and my favorite Batman art). Bolland's work is gorgeous.

 

That's why we art collectors get hooked... it's amazing when you see this stuff in its original large-art state (11 X 17 inches) and in black and white.

 

So true.

[heartened]

Yeah, I think the fact that he doesn't do pen and ink art anymore is a real travesty. There's no record of the finished product, or the work that goes into it. And, hence, no real art for us fans.

 

It always surprised me that an artist of his caliber and skill, who has been so successful at it, would switch to digital rendering. But, I guess he was always so slow and methodical with his pen and ink work that going digital made him quicker.

[Ze-man]

WOW

 

I am now forced to hate you!!!..

Just kidding.. those are fan freakin tastic.

Congrats..

 

Thought I would pop them up here.. for all to see..hope you dont mind..as they are beautiful.

 

 

 

 

 

Thnx for sharing bro...

 

Ze-

[dam60]

Hari,

 

Great grabs! Now that you are in NYC I have to see them in person!

 

Best,

 

DAM

[g-man]

cool pages!!!!

[heartened]

Hi Dave,

 

Will you be at the show on Saturday? I'll be there for the first few hours. Look for me.

[aardvark88]

1 comic retailer in CA seems to be eBaying most of Bolland's DC cover art prelims on 8.5 x 11 inch white paperstock. He also sells the same at San Diego Int'l Comic-con.

[heartened]

Thanks for posting them on the thread. I'm too lazy

[Ze-man]

No probs..

 

 

I am just mad.. I gave myself around an hour or so to read up on alot of past threads I have missed lately.

But I found myself looking at those 2 pages for over 1/2 an hour as I drank my coffee.

 

Each panel is really amazing... you are right..the B&W makes it all the better.

 

Do they make Gicklees(sp?) of this stuff?

 

Anyhow.. was a 1/2 hour well spent.. I love Batman.. and Art.. so..

 

 

Ze-

[g-man]

No probs..

 

 

I am just mad.. I gave myself around an hour or so to read up on alot of past threads I have missed lately.

But I found myself looking at those 2 pages for over 1/2 an hour as I drank my coffee.

 

Each panel is really amazing... you are right..the B&W makes it all the better.

 

Do they make Gicklees(sp?) of this stuff?

 

Anyhow.. was a 1/2 hour well spent.. I love Batman.. and Art.. so..

 

 

Ze-

 

no giclees that i know of but they do make some killer alex ross ones. one i really like is "knight over gotham" you can get a paper one if you are lucky since the canvas one is near impossible to find (very limited like 25 made i think). i have a "world's finest" giclee on paper and "Original Seven" on canvas which was limited to 100 (**see attached pic**). I love them. i know a guy in NY that has over 30 giclees many on canvas. his house is like a museum.

[heartened]

Hi,

 

Yeah, I find myself looking at them over and over again too. There's something about that story that sums up both the Batman and the Joker, and does it so perfectly in a mere 46 pages... and the dialogue and images just get burned into your memory. There aren't many stories that have done that to me... maybe it's just a function of the time period I that I was mainly reading comics, but this particular issue (like DK and Watchmen, but even more so) just seems to be the pinnacle for me in terms of collecting art and comics.

 

If I could find more pages, I'd get them too... despite the prices.

[chrisco37]

There's something about that story that sums up both the Batman and the Joker, and does it so perfectly in a mere 46 pages... and the dialogue and images just get burned into your memory. There aren't many stories that have done that to me..

 

Short Answer: Alan Moore